Wind-engine



(No Model.

T.'D. POLLOOK. WIND ENGINE.

Patented Apr. 28, 1885.

r YUNITED STATES PATENT OFF-1on1 THOMAS D. POLLOOK, OF DANBURY,NEBRASKA.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,656, dated April28, 1885.

Application filrd November 3, 1853. (No model.)

To alt whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS D. PoLLoox, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danbury, in the county of Red Willow and State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in find-Engines; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has relation to improvements in wind-engines; and itconsists in the construetion and novel arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view thereof.

The letter A represents the tower of my windengine, having near itsupper end a bearing, a, and on its top portion a similar bearing, a, inwhich is journaled a hollow tube or spindle, A. This spindleor tube hassecured to it a boxing, D, in which is mounted in suitable ways, a" anda a rotating shaft, B, having castings b and b, provided with rigid armsB and'B, the upper ends of which are hinged to one edge of thefan-blades O and C. These bearings are located the one, 22, at the endof the shaft, while the other one, b, is arranged some distance from theother end thereof. To the end of the shaft is also rigidly secured abearing, (3, having perforations, and between the boxing D and the otherend of the shaft is secured a corresponding bearing, 0 havingperforations.

The fan-blades O and G are provided at their lower ends with hooks whichengage the perforations of the bearings (l and G, and

' are allowed to turn freely therein.

The boxing D is provided with a fan, E, which operates between theblades by means of a crank, f, hinged to the sides of the boxing D, atthe central portion thereof, and this crank is provided with arms 9, g,9 and g which are connected to sliding sleeves F F on the shaft-one oneach side of the boxing-- by means of braces h h, interposed betweengrooves on the collars of the sleeves. The sleeves are provided on theirunder surfaces, or at their sides, with eyes i and i, to which areconnected arms G and G, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

Between the bearings b I) and abutments Z and Z are located bearings ith, which are al lowed to rotate on the shaft, and are provided with armsat and m, which are hinged to arms a and a, that are pivoted to theedges of the fan-blades opposite those of the arms B and B.

The arms G and G of the sleeves are provided with short arms 19 and 19,each one of which is twisted at its outer end around one of the rigidarms of both wheels, as shown at y y, and they are also provided withloops 8 and s, which are connected to the adjoining hinged arms of bothwheels, whereby, by the action of the central vertically-vibrating fan,E, in connection with the sliding sleeves and their attachments, thewings of both wheels, with their hooked pivoted ends, are thrown into orout of the wind.

The fan E is provided with a suitable rope or cord, as, which passesdown through the hollow tube or spindle, to which weights are at taohedto assist in bringing the fan back to an upright position.

It will be apparent from the construction thus described that the wheelsand their shaft resting in bearings of the boxing D may freely revolveon the spindle A to bring the wheels into position to be turned upontheir axes by the wind. The sliding sleeves and their rods, togetherwith the fan E and its connections, enable the blades of the wheels tobe adjusted to best adapt them to receive the force of the Wind.

It is evident that numerous changes in the construction and relativearrangement of the several parts of my improvement might be re sorted towithout departing from my invention;'and hence I would have itunderstood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction shownand described, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I havingone wheel at, one end andthe other In testimony whereof I affix my signature 10 between theboxing and outer end, of'ithe in presence of twow-itnesses;vertica11y-vibrating fan E, operated by crank f, having arms attached tosleeves F F, and

5 arms G G, pivoted to the sleeves, and the hinged arms 19 p, twistedaround one of the Witnesses: v rigid arms of each wheel, and havingloops 8 E. J. ALLINGTON, 8, connected to one of the adjoining hingedLAFAYETTE MILLER. arms of each wheel, as shown and described THOMAS D.POLLOOK.

